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Emma Stone has opened up about her lifelong struggle with anxiety and the therapy that helped her overcome it.

In an article from Daily Mail, the 28-year-old actress, who is nominated for an Oscar for her role in this year's box office smash La La Land, talks to The Hollywood Reporter about her path to fame and the crippling shyness that could easily have stopped her in her tracks.

In California, Emma would be home-schooled in-between auditions but her big break didn't come until she was 19, when she landed a role in Superbad opposite Jonah Hill.

However, as soon as the job offers started rolling in, Emma started to feel panicky as she explained to THR: 'I started to feel overwhelmed by the energy of Hollywood,'

She said she felt too surrounded by people who would only talk about the entertainment industry.

But things were just as bad on the east coast, as she recalled 'Losing my anonymity after Easy A, it was like being 7 years old all over again,'

She added: 'It terrified me.'

And despite finding fame over 10 years ago, Emma admits she still struggles with parts of her job with the chance of a panic attack 'always looming in the background.'

She explained: 'Before any interview, I have to sit with myself for five minutes and breathe and get centred because I get so nervous.

'Interviews are kind of like therapy, except all your answers are being written down and printed. I always want to be on the other side of it. I don't want to be deconstructed for millions. I'd rather do the deconstructing.'

It was at the suggestion Superbad producer Judd Apatow, that Emma first started dying her hair its trademark ruby hue.

The Crazy, Stupid, Love star said she is 'honoured' that La La Land received 14 Oscar nominations including one for herself in the Best Actress in a Lead Role category for her starring role as Mia in the romantic musical.

She told the magazine: 'That kind of stuff is amazing and an honour and very crazy, but it's something that I can get into too much of a tizzy about. Although I did have a day in October when I got myself really freaked out.'